This article provides an overview of beer production and import in Vietnam. Lagers are the most popular type of beer in Vietnam.
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Commercial breweries
The three most popular beer producers in Vietnam are: Sabeco Brewery, which produces Saigon Beer and 33 Beer; Vietnam Brewery Ltd, a joint-venture of Heineken Asia Pacific and Saigon Trading Group (Satra), which produces Heineken, Tiger Beer and Larue Beer; and Habeco, which produces Hanoi Beer and Truc Bach Beer. Out of those three, Saigon Beer is the most popular, according to data from 2013. One of their trademark beers is the 33 Lager. Other popular breweries include Hue Brewery Ltd, which produces Huda Beer and Daiviet, which is the only commercial brewery in Vietnam that produces black beer.
Popular international breweries include Tiger, Carlsberg, and Heineken. Heineken and Tiger beers together dominate the Vietnam premium beer segment with approximately 85% of the market share. Vietnam is the largest market in the world for Tiger and Heineken Asia Pacific.
The country aims to raise beer output by 18% to 25%, up from 3.4 billion litres in 2015 to between 4 billion and 4.25 billion litres by 2020.
Imported beers
Vietnam imports beers from various countries. Belgian bottled beers include Trappiste, Chimay, Leffe, Hoegaarden. Some examples of German bottled beers that Vietnam imports include Münchner Hofbräu, Warsteiner, Paulaner, Bitburger, Edelweiss, and Köstricher. Beers from Russia and Czech are also imported to Vietnam.
Microbreweries
There are about 20 microbreweries in Vietnam. Most of these beers are Czech- and German-style beer. Notable microbreweries include Hoa Vien Brauhaus, Pilsner Urquell, and the Goldmalt breweries.